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Railroads to Abolish Free Passes

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Oct 23, 1901

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 27, No. 43.

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Railroads to Abolish Free Passes

A COMMITTEE of railroad managers representing all the railroads in the Trunk Line, Central Traffic and Western Passenger Associations met in the offices of the Trunk Line Association in New York on October 7, and voted to recommend the complete abolition of the free-pass system, to take effect January 1, 1902. It is proposed to stop the practice of issuing railroad passes, and no exceptions are to be made. There is to be not even the customary exchanges of annual passes between presidents and other leading officers of the railroads. No trip passes are to be issued for political, business, or other reasons.